Pictures of miniature quilts. Quilt blocks as small as two inches and sewn into small versions of a large pattern. Lots of interesting and inspiring quilts to see such as log cabin, pineapple, dutchman's puzzle, snail's trail,school house and more traditonal blocks which are machine sewn in to a minature replica of a large quilt.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Ready to add binding. Stitch top to batting, then stitch top/batting to backing fabric. Trim all three layers to 1/4 inch all around. Taking care that your piece is a perfect square or rectangle, use your big square ruler, place it on top to square up. Cut binding strip for mini at 2 inches, fold and iron into 1/2 and start at the bottom of quilt. Lay binding along edge of quilt and sew 1/4 inch seam .Stop 1/4 inch from corner, pull up binding and then fold over itself along next edge.Stitch from top edge and proceed with sewing along to 1/4 inch of the next corner, but check your corner first that it will be square.Finish strips by inserting tail into the begining tail and stitch together along seam.Turn over binding, ease out corners so they are square.Whip stitch the binding at the back.Easy peezie! really. Its all in the prep work, relax, check and recheck before you proceed to far especially after you have turned a corner.

When using more than two colours, it's a good idea to use coloured pencils or markers to show placement of colours.

A mini iron set up beside the sewing machine saves a lot of getting up and down to the ironing board. Plus I find the iron to bulky to use with the small pieces.
I have covered a tv tray with Heat resistant padding with a canvas on top. I stapled the fabrics on the underside using a staple gun.

Clothes pins work well to help hold the row of paper piecing together as I baste.
Lots of basting involed, blocks together then rows together. Things shift as you sew on the machine that's why basting is important. I also keep an awl when sewing things together by machine. I don't pin.

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I can’t imagine not sewing with so many interesting quilt books, patterns and fabrics the inspirations are endless…but my time is not that is why I create miniature versions of large quilts. They are framed to make them into pieces of artwork worthy of hanging on the wall. I started quilting in the 80’s when quilting regained its popularity. I have managed to acquire several awards for both large quilts and my unique miniatures. I have participated in the Maple Run Studio Tour, Art in the Attic, Mississippi Mills Textile Museum’s Fibrefest and Christmas in the Valley Artisan Show. .